Russia said Sunday that its forces had captured the eastern Ukrainian village of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, near the strategic military hub of Chasiv Yar that Moscow is attempting to seize. There is intensive fighting in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, one of the last remaining urban areas blocking Russia from advancing further into the region, according to Russian military bloggers. The Russian defence ministry said in a daily briefing that “as a result of decisive attack actions, the South group of troops liberated the settlement of Orekhovo-Vasilevka in the Donetsk region,” using the Russian name for the village. Orikhovo-Vasylivka is…
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1 day ago The electricity crisis at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan has reached a dire and alarming point, with patients now resorting to bringing their own generators and solar inverters just to receive medical treatment. For a staggering 107 days, the hospital has been without power, forcing patients and their families to find alternative sources… 1 day ago Commodore Paul Ponfa Nimmyel has officially assumed duty as the Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft, taking over from Commodore Rafiu Taye Oladejo. The handing and taking-over ceremony took place on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the…
3 hours ago Commodore Paul Ponfa Nimmyel has officially assumed duty as the Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft, taking over from Commodore Rafiu Taye Oladejo. The handing and taking-over ceremony took place on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the NNS Beecroft conference room. It followed a send-forth parade held in honour of the outgoing commander.… 3 hours ago Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted three students of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Ondo State, over the weekend. The victims, who were Industrial Training (IT) students on a farm, were abducted on Saturday evening while returning…
Namibia’s first president, Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. A towering figure, Nujoma headed the South West Peoples’ Organisation (SWAPO) that led the liberation struggle since its inception in 1960. While SWAPO has remained in power since independence, Nujoma finally […] The post Meet Sam Nujoma, Namibia's liberator, founding father appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Namibia’s founding father, Sam Nujoma, who led his country’s fight for independence from South Africa, died Saturday aged 95, the presidency announced. Nujoma had been hospitalised over the past three weeks, battling an illness from which he “could not recover,” President Nangolo Mbumba said in a statement released Sunday. With the “utmost sorrow and sadness,” Mbumba said he was announcing “the passing of our revered freedom fighter and revolutionary leader”. “Our Founding Father lived a long and consequential life during which he exceptionally served the people of his beloved country,” he added. Born to poor farmers from the Ovambo…
20 mins ago Nigerian institution, Mudiame University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University West, Sweden, aiming to create a pathway for international internship and exchange programmes for Nigerian students in Sweden. The MoU, signed in Sweden yesterday, will enable the exchange of academic and administrative staff and students to promote knowledge transfer and cultural… 26 mins ago The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos State, on Saturday, intercepted 16 fibre boats loaded with 1,000 bags of foreign parboiled rice. A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry…
India’s Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat. “Development has won, good governance has won,” Modi said after the city’s ex-leader — a key opposition figurehead to the premier — was confirmed as having lost his seat. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in government in the national parliament but has not controlled the local legislature in the capital Delhi since 1998, so it is a symbolic and strategically important victory. “We will leave no stone…
Brazil’s president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite criticism from environmentalists as the country prepares to host UN climate talks in November. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, aspires to make Brazil a leader in the fight against global warming, but has fiercely defended oil exploration as key to the growth of Latin America’s biggest economy. “We want oil because it will be around for a long time,” Lula said Wednesday, arguing that the windfall from the black gold should be used “to…
Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing’s controversial new embassy in London over human rights and security concerns. The new embassy — if approved by the UK government — would be the “biggest Chinese embassy in Europe”, one lawmaker said earlier. Protester Iona Boswell, a 40-year-old social worker, told AFP said there was “no need for a mega embassy here” and that she believed it would be used to facilitate the “harassment of dissidents”. China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, currently in the British capital’s upmarket Marylebone district, to…
A summit of African leaders meeting to address the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday called for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” within five days. The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and displaced vast numbers. The summit in Tanzania brought together Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi as well as leaders from both the East African Community (EAC) and 16-member Southern African Development Community. Kagame appeared in person, while Tshisekedi joined via video call. In…